These two maps show the rail lines of the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company in Wisconsin. The first map shows these lines on the Map of soils of Wisconsin from the state geological report. The second map shows these lines on a 1910 railroad map of the state, with the land grant lands in Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Rusk, and Taylor counties shaded in red.

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"Wisconsin, the safest state in the Union. A total failure of crops unknown. More State Fair premiums taken by Upper Wisconsin than any other part of the state."--Top margin.
"For particulars regarding Wisconsin Lands, address W.H. Killen, Land Commissioner, Wisconsin Central Railroad Land Grant (Soo Line), Minneapolis... Minn."--Bottom margin.

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